Telegram-herald., 1887-02-25
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es Gg4ad Rspias. . EosaiY FrcbefEiiin q -
population mz1s tasr homes IA fsnloi
housss ana blocSs. sas IS tae efsi e April
draws nlsa. those aho expecs = eeeolns
homs.ess through forss q circumstances CT
natter of choice bes,ir themselves - seek
other aud mere cane salsl assifstons.
hence tie 80 Rent" siens OF allo@aes-
ments possess csFta.D caaran-
As house hunters 0r feom explorers Inen
are q ast fAuafe is oaI o. f4eig
line ana taey Zee fr8m il - they would tie
yellow fewer p,sg1s ~ a dfiak of Grand
RAPIDS hgdrznl esieg Aearly eFely 8o-
Hau Looks up0n b0gse hunting ss pleas
| ore, a relaxation frona tho ordinary lnonot-
ony 0f everyday domestic life + gives
| Them new worlds Of gossip O. conquer and
unlimited facilities Tor poking theif nose
into other psopies buslness. and 1ndi1g
out how their hated rivals live.
Mrs. Jones, afieg number u oneside1
arguments with nr Jones decided 70 ssek
/ other quarters, aad the sien 10 Rent Is
| duly hnng oug on the tr0D< Oi tie
| Jones d0nliciis Monday being
| lne day, Mrs. JONES' ~0ns her scai-
sklu. and with IN I-colid-buy-
vour-old block it'll wantel-to look on bet
| face starts out house bunting. She -
| nor very good nAture4 bet taat makes no
particular difference 20 hes. Tor house
hunting affords an opportunity cf venting
| ones iueSnness On another jane SAL Dp
/ too late with her bean and was late in get
/ ting AZ work on the dirty family lRcni din
ner was cold, as usual, on was. day and tie
children were pscyish 50 why shoulGut
| she BE- in-nasurCdf She visits tWenty-i0ur
houses bearing INC ITO Rent sign. At five
/ OF them she IS informed that the Lady
of the house Is Ous and II wouldn't
| be convenient 70 shoE her through.
/ Al eleven Of them she Is snubbed
J by "the lady OF the house" but shown
| through aud at the other iour she y coEr-
teously by coolly received and conducted
| through the apartments. such IS the
| pleasure of house hunting.
| A yigilant reporter with al abundance OF
| leisure time on bis hands. decided 20 devote
a few hours to a solving Of ne h0nse hunt
| ing problem, 50 be followed Mrs. Jones, I'M
observed, on her trip. Did all these things
dampen the lady's ardor? No. She had
moved dozen times in as many years and
was an Old campaigner. AT one of the
| houses where the lady was mot at home,
| n ed-headed. freckled faced girl informed
/ her that "Missus is out. and | can admit
| them as don't know nothing about. As she
| started TO close the door in the face of the
| house hunter, the latter discovered the eyes
| of the aforesaid absent mistress peerIng
| through the half closed shutters. A red rag
| will infuriate a mad bull, or set a turkey
! gobbler to howling. So IN this case. Mrs.
/ Jones turned up her nose and remarked
| haughtily TO the housemaid in Il vOlcs loud
| enough TO be heard by the Paul Prey, "Oh,
| we'll Il don't make any difference anyway.
| It's cheap SORT OF house and the neigh
boThood don't look respectable and
sweeps down the street with an "Pm-s-
| lady-and -I-dOn' are-who-knows-lt" air.
| A sound is heard in the interior
| Of the house, he blinds are flung
hateful old thing. Goldfish aristocracy.
Fearful hOmely. | don't believe that
sacque is anything but plush aud know
| those earrings are paste, and tue blinds are
| closed with hang indicative Of ill-humor.
Not In tie least disnayed MTs. Jones con-
tinues her tour Of inspection. She rings the
| bell Of Mrs. Fergusonis house. Mrs. r.,
| ont of patience at being interrupted in her
| weekly wrestle with the family washing
comes to the door. wipes her hands on her
| apron, opens the battery By a forcible
| well and the conversation ran thuaiy-
! "I see this house Is for rsnt; can / 60
through the rooms.
/ Il spose you can. Your only the ninth
| person that left my work for and wasted
| rny time on today"
| Together they 20 through the house. Mrs.
! Jones fingers and inspects carefully as she
| prn.-resses, when Mrs. Ferguson snaDpishly
| enqgrires, Well are you through Mrs.
Jones never loses her temper but sweetiy
| murmurs, "Oh, yes; | don't care to look
any fuvher would never live il low
| neiphbcghoOd like this anyhow and out
| she swep., leaving Mrs. Ferguson speech
less with indignation.
But ali shings have 81 end and 60 with
| Mrs. Jonet house hurting She finally
| finds a place that suits her. She Is now cue
Of the "ius out her treatment mas not
| made her any more thOughtlul in regard to
the other wreNbes who haven't got q
| house. So shc commeuce- 3 campaign
| against the women who who want % go
through hsr house ostcngibly 70 rent. u e.
| dautaiiv 10 10 examine her furniture ind
/ eriticise her housekeeping. and ell the blil-
| doing snd snnhbing she got while on the
! hunt is paid back witl interest oa the Toor
| unf0rtunates who c0me for peep through
her domiciie.
There Is class wno would rAlleT he
| down in peaceful and Quiet grave than %
20 through such "a exrer.enoe. These
sre the people the landlords dote
On. The hvdrant may freezgs
and burst and the tenant cauy water from
a neighbDr ali Winter yet oe viii make &c
"kick" for fear hs wili be ordered 0uf IN
February and have % hunt another house
and new landlord. When the frost is gons
bis cellar is f8h Of water. tbe roof leaks
| the chimney smokes and the house - an
| bearable Finally he nerves himself inc
| suggesting that there ought 20 BE- some r.
/ pairs. Toe vampire-ffe landlord promises
| numheriess tiusss and finally lays or 3 pa
| repairs and raises the rent - a month, anc
/ the finid tenant sands j. for be has pre-
viously been through The torture of noas'
huntirg
The average r1an. out house hrntine. E0s
At it in al altCEet8eT different manner from
a woman. When be IS shown through
h0usa he takes Ia tbe general effeet. snf
overiooks such matters as iessv wsteF 1lpss
and defective ntlss and iii-sTsnEei rooms.
re don't 81 into the n0oEs sHd corners sni
/ closets a.wsvs En- baTrsssng ~ h3alse
keener. Con se7uentiv whea = man - eets
ho1se 81 rever srifs his sic or rzr r1otnef
4 woman always MAKES mental csiclls
ton n5ost how her carpets . 81 - ard h07
her ftnnifgrs VIII re ~ in ehe new apzrf
n1ents uaIe man csrDos s-sccessirI1
rrssii- - - fhsee esse1iaeioos. IEst 81 81
reas1n ~hy the Tofasn iz generally -
1aors saecsssfgl e. she il TIE more com
mon hoses A8nfsr.
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